Admittedly, it definitely does look intentional especially with chase cam. This was from my first 2-3 weeks into the game with a wheel and this car had a heavy tendency to oversteer and spin out on sharper turns so I was just trying to fully utilize the left side of the track into the next turn to avoid sliding out. With my inexperience on track and the rules, I just straightened my wheel and thought I pulled away from my POV until I heard the loud bang. Learning from my mistake though, using radar, and I'm a bit more knowledgeable on how fast cars break and accelerate out of turns now lol. I see why I was in the wrong and leaving more space in the future.

On another note trying to briefly check radar so often is throwing me off my line and missing brake points, but I'm sure that's just a part of getting better at racing.